Niagara Law Center spreads holiday cheer with United Way toy drive

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Mon, Dec 21st 2015 11:30 am

Pictured with the results of the Niagara Law Center's holiday toy drive are Paul Issac Sr., managing partner of Paramount Settlement Planning LLC, which sponsored the event, and Carol Howaart-Diez, CEO of the United Way of Greater Niagara.

A holiday toy drive coordinated by Niagara University's Continuing
Legal Education program proved so successful that Carol Howaart-Diez, CEO of
the United Way of Greater Niagara, had to enlist the help of Lewiston attorney
Karl Frankovitch to transport a second vehicle of toys to the organization's
warehouse.

The initiative was part of the Niagara Law Center's final fall 2015 CLE
session, a Dec. 10 holiday party and aptly named seminar on "The Law of Gifts:
Legal, Life and Tax Consequences." Rather than collect registration fees, the
Niagara Law Center required attendees to bring $50 worth of new, unwrapped
toys, which will now be distributed by the United Way of Greater Niagara to
needy children across the county.

The Niagara Law Center is a collaborative venture between NU CLE and
the Bar Association of Niagara County.

Local judges in attendance included Niagara Supreme Court Justices
Ralph Boniello III, Frank Caruso and Richard Kloch, and Lockport Town Justice
Leonard Tilney. Caruso administered the oath to the officers and directors of
the Bar Association of Niagara County.

Several Niagara University students, including prelaw and writing 100
students, participated in the seminar.